Maxioms by Democritus
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
The wrongdoer is more unfortunate than the man wronged.
Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.
Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.
There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.
There are many who know many things, yet are lacking in wisdom.